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Juan Carlos Parajó

Juan Carlos Parajó

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Chemistry

D-Index
82
Citations
25711
World Ranking
3066
National Ranking
77

Overview

Juan Carlos Parajó is affiliated with the Universidade de Vigo in Spain, contributing extensively to the field of engineering with a focus on biomedical engineering and related disciplines. Their research encompasses a range of subfields including biomedical engineering, biomaterials, plant science, molecular biology, and nutrition and dietetics.

The scientist's main topics of research include:

  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Lignin and wood chemistry
  • Catalysis for biomass conversion
  • Advanced cellulose research studies
  • Polysaccharides and plant cell walls
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Gastrointestinal motility and disorders

Juan Carlos Parajó has published in several specialized scientific journals, including multiple contributions to:

  • Catalysts
  • Bioresource Technology
  • Polymers
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Agronomy

Among recent publications involving this researcher are the following works:

  • "One-Pot Alcoholysis of the Lignocellulosic Eucalyptus nitens Biomass to n-Butyl Levulinate, a Valuable Additive for Diesel Motor Fuel," 2020, Catalysts
  • "Technologies for Eucalyptus Wood Processing in the Scope of Biorefineries: A Comprehensive Review," 2020, Bioresource Technology
  • "Sustainable Production of Furfural in Biphasic Reactors Using Terpenoids and Hydrophobic Eutectic Solvents," 2021, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • "Pretreatment of Hazelnut Shells as a Key Strategy for the Solubilization and Valorization of Hemicelluloses into Bioactive Compounds," 2020, Agronomy
  • "Prebiotic Effects of Pectooligosaccharides Obtained from Lemon Peel on the Microbiota from Elderly Donors Using an in vitro Continuous Colon Model (TIM-2)," 2020, Food & Function

Their recent frequent collaborators include:

  • Sandra Rivas
  • Valentín Santos
  • Mar López
  • Carlos Vila
  • Lucía Penín

Best Publications

  • Natural antioxidants from residual sources.

    Andrés Moure;Jose M. Cruz;Daniel Franco;J.Manuel Domı́nguez

  • Hydrothermal processing of lignocellulosic materials

    G. Garrote;H. Domínguez;J. C. Parajó

  • Xylooligosaccharides: manufacture and applications

    M.J Vázquez;J.L Alonso;H Domı́nguez;J.C Parajó

  • Functionality of oilseed protein products: A review

    Andrés Moure;J. Sineiro;Herminia Domínguez;Juan Carlos Parajó

  • Advances in the manufacture, purification and applications of xylo-oligosaccharides as food additives and nutraceuticals

    Andrés Moure;Patricia Gullón;Herminia Domínguez;Juan Carlos Parajó

  • Recovery, concentration and purification of phenolic compounds by adsorption: A review

    María Luisa Soto;Andrés Moure;Andrés Moure;Herminia Domínguez;Herminia Domínguez;Juan Carlos Parajó;Juan Carlos Parajó

  • Antioxidant properties of ultrafiltration-recovered soy protein fractions from industrial effluents and their hydrolysates

    Andrés Moure;Herminia Domínguez;Juan Carlos Parajó

  • Mild autohydrolysis: an environmentally friendly technology for xylooligosaccharide production from wood

    Gil Garrote;Herminia Domínguez;Juan Carlos Parajó

  • Supercritical CO2 extraction and purification of compounds with antioxidant activity.

    Beatriz Díaz-Reinoso;Andrés Moure;Herminia Domínguez;Juan Carlos Parajó

  • Production of oligosaccharides by autohydrolysis of brewery's spent grain.

    F Carvalheiro;M P Esteves;J C Parajó;H Pereira

  • Autohydrolysis of corncob: study of non-isothermal operation for xylooligosaccharide production

    Gil Garrote;Herminia Domı́nguez;Juan C. Parajó

  • Biotechnological production of xylitol. Part 1: Interest of xylitol and fundamentals of its biosynthesis

    Juan Carlos Parajó;Herminia Domínguez;JoséManuel Domínguez

  • Biotechnological production of xylitol. Part 3: Operation in culture media made from lignocellulose hydrolysates

    Juan Carlos Parajó;Herminia Domínguez;JoséManuel Domínguez

  • Furfural production using ionic liquids: A review

    Susana Peleteiro;Sandra Rivas;José Luis Alonso;Valentín Santos

  • Production of xylooligosaccharides by autohydrolysis of lignocellulosic materials

    J.C Parajó;G Garrote;J.M Cruz;H Dominguez

  • Pectic oligosaccharides: Manufacture and functional properties

    B. Gullón;B. Gómez;B. Gómez;M. Martínez-Sabajanes;M. Martínez-Sabajanes;R. Yáñez;R. Yáñez

  • Hydrothermally treated xylan rich by-products yield different classes of xylo-oligosaccharides

    M.A. Kabel;F. Carvalheiro;G. Garrote;E. Avgerinos

  • Kinetic modelling of corncob autohydrolysis

    Gil Garrote;Herminia Domı́nguez;Juan Carlos Parajó

  • Fractional characterisation of jatropha, neem, moringa, trisperma, castor and candlenut seeds as potential feedstocks for biodiesel production in Cuba

    Carlos Martín;Carlos Martín;Andrés Moure;Giraldo Martín;Eugenio Carrillo

  • Evaluation of the detoxification of brewery's spent grain hydrolysate for xylitol production by Debaryomyces hansenii CCMI 941

    F. Carvalheiro;L.C. Duarte;S. Lopes;J.C. Parajó

Frequent Co-Authors

Herminia Domínguez
Herminia Domínguez Universidade de Vigo
José Luis Alonso
José Luis Alonso Universidade de Vigo
José Manuel Domínguez
José Manuel Domínguez Universidade de Vigo
Henk A. Schols
Henk A. Schols Wageningen University & Research
António M. Cunha
António M. Cunha University of Minho
Helena Pereira
Helena Pereira University of Lisbon
Herbert Sixta
Herbert Sixta Aalto University
Mirjam A. Kabel
Mirjam A. Kabel Wageningen University & Research
Stefan Willför
Stefan Willför Åbo Akademi University

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